The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

i/i•L z/ e>47,6.4 WSPAPER , r , 1 71 V' .91 r / •• - 5, ry ` ' , • •-41 r., - • - t efk• mis • 7.• • leilkik'N:3 .. :7 4 "1111 111& ' kf Ak i • dir-4 "S• ir ••• -op-7 IlNi - • • —,x, fi cor 3 ffla • f --.4 • 4.11 The Treaty between Franc WAR. DOCTOR, what do you advise P I tv g advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to • Covent-zarden, hear charming singin order one of h i e their canital chops and magnificent potatoes, an d that is the best advice I can give you. o S The French andlltalian papers receiveA ester ay discuss with increased confidence and with more detail the alleged treaty between France and Italy regarding the evacuation of Rome by the French troops. The statement which is at the same time the most explicit and apparently possesses most authority is the following, which is communicated by the Turin correspondent of the lndependancc RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 1 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. sSold in Bottl es, 38. Bd. at the Retail Houses in Loudon ; by he Agents in the principal towns in England • or wholesale M. 22,542 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1864. PRICE ..4d. STAMPED.....Sd. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. "i_ ltinaha n ' s LL Observe the Red hWi skv." Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Lancashire in the order named. The lot ran in close order for a mile and a quarter, when East Lancashire went to the front, was never afterwards approached, and won by 20 lengths ; Real Jam was fourth, and Bombay last, The Military Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 15 added, list 71b each, gentlemen riders, winnexs and professionals extra, no man can be too well housed. A perfect sanitary con dition as regards habitations is one which, while it pre serves and defends the inhabitants from the inclemency of the seasons, allows him to breathe and enjoy pure and unvi tiated air. For these reasons it is the truest source of health and wealth, It is therefore a matter of great importance to the farmers that the agricultural labourers should be well housed. There are great diffieuhies in the way, and the first difficulty is that it is an investment of capital which does not bring in directly an adeqqate return ? This is an objection which I consider fallacious. The point is, what do you con sider an adequate return ? Ash the farmer whether he would like to have on his farm his labourers in healthy babita- Beige, under date the lith inst. The following are the principal features of the convention :—" France will intimate to tha Pope that within two years' time at most the French MRS. HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE COST OF CAERGWYN. By MARY HOWITT. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. THE BONUS YEAR. TH REE -FIFTHS of the Profits of the Company are periodically distributed as a Bonus to parties insuring, who ave thus fr om ti me to time received from the Seciety sums amounting in the aggregate to nearly £44",000. A FURTHER BONUS of £52,027 has now been declared, a nd will be paid on the renewal of existing insurances at Michaelmas, 1161, and the three following, Quarters. EXAMPLES OF PREMIUMS REDUCED BY THIS BONUS. army will entirely abandon the Pontifical States, if the Government of the Pope will be able to take Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., steps for the formation of an army. Just as the organisation of the pontifical army will proceed an Q 0 N A N D H E I R. Ky "It is areal satisiaction now-a-days to meet with a novel in which incident is used as a veld:le of emotion, not as an expedient to conceal or Pxcu4e a total absence of character. The author of ' Son and Heir' may fairly congratulate her self on having achieved a legitimate success."—Saturday Review. equivalout number of French soldiers will leave the territories of the Holy Father. In order to vfford facilities to the Papal Government for the establish. moat of this force, France will allow it to enlist li educed tio. of Policy.lSum Insured A.nnual Premium mium fo Pre r 1861. ,_ . --- -- (441,4 f 1 i £ '2,510 £221 4 4 £ 1 019 2 450,156 1 12,( 00 63 0 0 35 0 0 6,800 35 14 0 14 16 8 50 6,975 5,000 7 10 0 4 6 4 —..7______________ The R A.TES of PREMIUM arc in no case HIGHER than to their Insurers, those cha he other principal offices giving no Bonus a No charge is ma d e f or t h e P o li cy or S tamp when the In urance exceeds £lOO, or for Insurances tran.ferred from Other Offices. The Business of the Company exceeds Seventy Millions, owing to the liberality with which its engagements have been performed, is rapidly increasing. The duty paid to Government for the year 1853 was £84,152 I Is. 9d. ; the amount insured on Farming Stock was £10,203,27 t. The Norwich Union Fire Office is the LARGEST OFFICE Making a return to Its Insurers. For prospectuses apply to the Society's Offices, 29, Fleet street, E.C. ; aad Surrey-street, Norwich. bitRMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon, on the 29th of September, from persons who MaY be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FORAGE AND PAILLASSE STRAW, In such quantities as may be required, for the use of her 3lajesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from. Ist November, 1864, to 31st October, 1865 : LONDON DISTRICT. FORAGE, 1. Hyde Park, Kensington, Regent's Park, and Horse Guards. 2. Hounslow, and Kneller Hall. 3. Hampton Court. 4. -Windsor. 5. Brighton. R. Sandhurst 7. Enfield. PAILLASSE STRAW. /. Brompton H-use, linic;litsbridg•e and Iragazine Barracks, Hyde Park ,• and Kensington. 2. Regent's Park, and St. John's Wood Barracks. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4.Wellington, and St. George's Barracks. The Tower. 6. Hounslow, and Kneller Hall. 7. R aM3toli Court. 8. Windsor. 9 . Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. G uernsey 11. Je rsey. 12. Alderney. , B eParate Tenders must be made for Forage and Paillasse Straw for each of t above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as separately grouped and numbered. arms of Tender, and Conditions of Contract, may be ob sa ned On application at this Office by letter addressed to the enior Co mmissariat Officer, or in , person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. ai Z e nders on the p r i n t ed forms mus t b e p ro p er ly fill e d u p Signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at e under- mentioned Office, under closed cnvelrpe (marked the outside, " Tender for Commissariat Stipples"), before o'clock noon on the 29th September. 5 ~,Deputy Commissary -General's Office. -iew-street, Spring-e•ardens, London, S.W., sth September, 18C4. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-street, London, The Dintse C omi T'our Doo d rs Sherry, South f New Oxiord-strcet. 18s. per doz. a o Golden The Vintarr,e Xeres Ditto Pale The Vintao.'e Port, No. 1 ' 2cs. ~ The Vintac,e Port, No. 1* 245. ~ The Vintage Port, 5 fine rich old The Vintage Claret . No. .... „Th. e Vintage B eaujolais, recommended -Lne Vi ntage Champagne, q uar t s 15s. ~ .... intag The V' " pints 365. The Vintage Bundyrkng, very choice sparklincr superb 405. ~ •nr.he Vintage East Indri Sherry_.° The 'Vintage A montilla ‘ do, thechoicest imported 58s. +, Fine old Co Al crnac. LiquorsCK,, Spirits p 'ME VINTAGE M ANA baedical and cle rical testimonials, sent with post free. See price list and opinions 3o) 01 the press. 1 4, Bloom;b~ N. W. HODGES, Secretary. DINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA 13.. _ has been, during thirty years, emphatically -„,Y.,,ne Medical Profession, and universlily accepted by the sanctioned - u - bite, as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach,. -t_leartburn, lieadache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild 4Perient for delicate constitutions, more - esp , cially for Ladies ~11c1 Children. Combined with the'Aetidulated Lemon Syrup i , forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aherient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, Vand, ab ove all, in lot Climates, the regular vsci of this sim is an!' e egaat r emedy has been found highly beneficial. vtirnufactnred (with the utmost attention to strength and tty by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, N ew B on d- s t ree t, the E 4 ' ll "cm ; and sold by a ll respectable Chemists throughout inAire. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The Ilsk oi e , x o epis i i r v o e sv r e ig o h r t -s t t o ree tl t ii4 r P os a v te e n n t or w -s a g s ua F r e ee, u t • ey d h t e o r t e . s tY'S Royal seal (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at is esitlence, whe' e specimens maybe seen, and every infor tO ean be obtained. Under this l'atent, Artificial Teeth, last a li fetime, arc made, and fitted in a few hours without Vain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable, and they are zuaranteed for mastication and ?„,rtfc tilati ou. Treatise on the subject s en t f or seven stamps. ~o/Isultations free. OPINIONS OF TIIE PRESS. actiiMr. 1381'61' dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing ficial teeth, and so constructing them that they last their nrycse a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, '4Q Promises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August 1860, surprsing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth e gum , ycoe ect by a patented principle, which secures the most Al a idmbined with the gretest ease and P9earance."—Morning Advertiser. a August 9,1860. agreeable De cayed teeth stopped, &c. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor -street, Bond-street. pRIZR ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL FR A EXHIBITION, 186 2 . ..L..NCIS TUCKER de CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &C., To the Queen and the rum of Wales. (Established 1720.) Th e Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1882, ,estities to the excell fhe quality of Messrs. Tuokers' kanuliteture. ence o e To A c k d e illsaguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis „ w. r and Co., on the subj ec t o f A X CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : ,wh"lici3have found them fully equal to the recommendation Mend tru gave the and cn sincerely, in my turn, ,1 coin pine era to the clergy t he or use of the altar." c l u alitY, With latted 'Wicks, patented.. Is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality „ „ Od. per lb. vEGETA.BLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. "t qUality .. is. sd. per lb. Third qu a ik y • • • • „. .. is. 3d. per lb. quality ° .. ls. id. per lb. Carri age Paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., :8, South Moiton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Th. Kensington (Established 1730). largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture ER Wax Candles for the use of the Altar BED•ROOM CANDLES. 'TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes Is. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," 801 d in boxes 28. each. Thicker candles intended for those Who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," I n packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use Where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle •ticks to fit thin candles, Is. and 2s. 6d each reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each.; TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter, GLYCERINE. I __ SHERWOODGLE "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. uaosuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Prica's Patent," from 6d. tles, 6d. and ls. each. Upwards. Impure Glycerine bag been sold , ma the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail throng : h any Grocer. I Vllolesale by Price s Patent Candle Company:(Limited), Lond, lIOROSCOPE and TELESCOPE combined, Pou lust introduced, both of wonderful power, in Case, 255. 218 Rita TELESCOPES, define 5 Niles, 10s. 6d. ; to Miles, Cabinets, and for Astronomy, 40s. MICROSCOPES in 3 Powers, 10s. 6d., magnifies 15,000 times; Ditto, 3C,00 1 , 215., with Animalculm Cage, Life Box, Au. Tee Compound Achromatic Ditto, power 65,000, 84s. at 44 , most powerful Race Glasses , mad e with slin g cases, IIVIAGIC LAN TERNS and DISSOLVING VlEWS.—Magic Lanterns and 36 Pictures, 7s. 6d. ; Lars „ Size, los. 6d. Dissolving Apparatus complete, 70s. able u criive Catalogues for two stamps. Po st Orders pay „ PPer pt Bakert-street. IsERNARD DAVIS, 410, EUSTON-ROAD, LONDON. Optician to the Institutions. OPECTACLE S.—Lenses ground on a new freer,pl, requ;ring less than half the usual macznifying_ and with which the smallest print may be read to ex oe old age. (From the "Medical Circular," N0v.16, 1859.) t h ,„,7 have seen Mr. Davis's improved spectacles, and by ,!1 aid the most defective vision may be improved." s,l Frames and Pebbles, 10s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. Glasses. a ge ° : l, 10. 6d., 38. 6d. Country residents suited by stating OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- Terminus, King's-cross. Th e n t r o as , nmerons and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad afnuetri compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the trs t , and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged ner ' e 'n as out-patients many distres Ang cases which, with Theattequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. b eas Promises of the Hospital aro capable of containing 500 vo T u lle , Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on th 6 Pal 7 contributions and legacies, which are received by reasurer, Edward Dias I email, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; lierries and x,a3rn. Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.. ;Smith, "lid (C 2: Co. ; G;yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and C 'and Barclayo• uver • , Denison and Co. ; W Deacon, illao e ,, n a , Gurney, and Co.;Nisbet and Co., Berners-btreet ; th e „`'lilan and Co • I. lla . rned and Co., Liverpool ; and at — •"Pital, tram 11115. STANFORD S. SMITU 1304retarY. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTER SAUCE. This delicious condiment, rionounced by connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectfully cautioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and Terrine' names are on wrapper, label, bottle. and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Propeetors, Wor cester: Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and, Sons, London, de. ; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni versally. B u SINES SE S.—Mr. ANDREW HIND'S SEPTEMBE a LIST, Containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. FAMILY RESIDENCE and LAND.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a comfortable HOUSE in Essex, fourteen miles from town, and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding exten sive views. Contains lofty drawing-room, dining and morn ing rooms, four best and five o her bed rooms, kitchens and cellars, grounds comprise pleaiure and kitchen gardens, shrubbery, paddock, and meadow, together about seven acres, with lodee entrance, stabl ng, coach-house, greenhouse, orna mental water, and bridge. Rent, on three years' agreement, £l2O ; fixtures, £5O ; or the lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price with fixtures, £2OO. Cards to view may be had at the Auc ticn and Estate Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's, where a photograph of the house may be seen. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great ➢larlbarough-street. This day is published, and may be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vols„ post Bvo., price £1 lls. GLI , LORD OAKBURN'S DAUGHTERS. By the Author of "East Lynne," " Verner's Pride," &c. London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. CHEAP EDITION, price 25., This Day, REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. By the Author of " Bella Donna." John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fkeet-street. Just published, in crown octavo, price 10s. ed., CORNELIUS O'DOWD UPON MEN AND WOMEN, AND OTHER THINGS IN GENERAL. Originally published in " Bltekwood'a Magazine." "In truth one of the most delightful volumes of personal reminiscence it has ever been our fortune to peruse."—fhe Globe. "One of the pleasantest cpmpanions we know. It would be difficult to find his fellow among the writers of the day, for the combination of richness of humour, variety of infor mation, and experience of life."—Reader. "The gossip of a thorough man of the world, who has kept his eyes open through life, and who, to use an expressive vulgarism, has learnt a thing or two." Standard. "Humour and common sense are blended in every page, and the best advice a critic can give is condensed in three words—read the book." —The Press. " Observations and reflections, rich to overflowing, with the cream of Continental life. A racier or more readable book we have not met with for many a day."—Edinburgh Courant. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEo. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. This work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.-HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Positively for One Month Only. EVERY EVENING at 8. Mdlle. Liebhardt—The Full Choir—Mdlle. Mariot De Beauvoisin -M. Lotto—Full Band of 100 Performers. Conductor, M. JULLIEN. M. JULLIEN begs to announce that he has received the following telegram horn Copenhagen :—" The GUARDS' BAND and VOCAL ISTS left this afternoon by the Chanti cleer." Immediately on their arrival they will have the honour of appearing at M. Jullien's Concerts. THE WIZARD OF THE NORTH.— THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock—• Eighteenth Appearance ( f Miss Anderson, the second-Sighted Sybil. Secure your stalls and tickets at Mr Austin's Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly. Open daily from Ten till Five. " THE WORLD OF MAGIC." THE WORLD OF MAGIC.-DAY PERFORMANCE.—The Great Wizard of the North will give his THIRD MATINEE JUVENILE ENTER TAINMENT on SATURDAY MORNING next, and will re peat his Seance Magique EVERY EVENING, in the Great St. James's Hall, at eight o'clock. The best stalls for these attractive representations may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. MR. GERMAN REED'S New OPERA di CAMERA ENTERTAINMENT.—TO-NIGHT, at Eight o'clock, THE SLEEPING QUEEN, by M. W. 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Comedy by UNSWORT 11, EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cava ho, the celebrated Comedienne and Mimic. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private braes, 10s. 6d. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (l i m i ted ) . CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS I Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. - --• Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCENTENARY; or, a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. W. Randall ; Mrs. W. Randall ; and those marvellous Gymnasts, htes , rs. TALLIOTT and BURNELLI (from the Principal C a irque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha ginian unto thou knMerry I say."—Shakspere. Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jonp,thmans. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A fell length portrait model of DR, COUTY DE LA POIVIDIERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by Hons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, Is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. - - - -- Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, R. R. BIGNELL. During. the week, and till further notice, in addition to the Dance Music, Selections fr ,, in Verdi's popular Operas, Il Trovatore, Traviata, Rit.roletto, ; Meyerbeer's Mae du Nord, Huguenots, itc.; Melodies of the Forest, Valse, Guy Manner! g, Polka, ,tc. Conductor—L. CURTI. Doors open at half-past B.—Admission, One Shilling. Manager—M. GRENET. SPORTINGSBOOKS, GUIDES. CIRCULARS, dm. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught- NJ • terrace, Hyde-park, has on hand, or gets to order, all Sporting ant General Books, Newspapers, Periodicals, &a. He also buys Sporting or other books in large or small quantities. Just ready, ls. post free, WEATHERBY'S SEPTEMBER PART of the RACING CALENDAR, containing the result of all the Races from January 1 to end of August. Also, WRIGHT'S RECORD, Is.; M'CALL'S CHRONICLE,IOd.; and RUFF'S GUIDE, is. ed. Agent for M'Call and Wright's Handicap Books, id. each; also for Shelton, Judex, Lang, and Locket's Circulars, ls. each post free. Bbtting rooks from is. each. Sporting Papers, the Times, The Sun, and every other paper posted to any p , rt. Special and only West-end Agent for the Late Edition of 'THE SUN" Newspaper. The Trade supplied. COMMISSIONS EXECUTE"). C. B. GLENIE'S extensive and long connection with the lading Bookmakers throutfhout the country enables him to execute C omm issions to any amount at the most favourable prices. 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Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 o th er places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London. S.E. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE) RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Wright Stakes of 7 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added ; colts Bst 10Ib ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; allowances ; win ners extra ; second to receive 10 sovs. One and a half miles. 22 subs. Mr Mackenzie's Oppressor, 9it 41b (in 81b ex) .. (Doyle) 1 Mr F. Watt's Olmar, Oat 11Ib (in slb ea) (J. Snowden) 2 Lord Zetland's St. Magnus , B st 131 b (Carroll) 3 Mr Jackson's Jupiter, Bst 711) (Whiteley) 4 Mr Elliott's Portrick, Bat 101 b (J. Marson) 5 Mr Mackenzie's Guimauve, Bst 71b Mr J. Osborne's King Alfred, Bst 10lb (J. Osborne) 7 Betting-5 to 4on Oppressor, 7to 2 agst Olmar, 4to 1 agst Jupiter, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length—a length between second and third—a head between third and fourth. The Burton Handicap of 7 sovs each, 5 It, and 2 if declared with 50 added ; second to receive 10 soya ; winners extra. One mile and a half. 22 subs. 11 declared. Mr Bowes's Early Purl, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (in. 71b extra) (Loates) 1 Mr T. Masterman's Honest John, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (G. Noble) 2 Lord Zetland's Bandarilla, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Carroll) 3 Mr Temperley's Alice, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Challoner) 4 Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J.Marson) 5 Betting-7 to 4on Early Purl, sto . 4 agst Bandarilla, 3 to 1 agst Alice. Won by half a length ; a length between second and third; a bad fourth. The Belsay Castle Nursery Handicap of 100 sovs, for two , yr-olds; winners extra. Grey Stone in, Mr F. Masterman's Lozenge, 7st 71b (G. Noble) 1 Mr Chirnside's Sister to Lady Augusta, 7st 61b (J. Loates) 2 Mr H. Robinson's Rondoletia, 7st .... (C arroll) 3 Mr J. Watson's Nothing More, Bst 101 b.... (Challoner) 4 The following also ran :—Paraffin, Risk, Club Queen, Little Minister, and Bon Chance. Betting-5 to 4on Sister to Lady Augusta, '6to 1 each agst Club Queen and Lozenge, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; two lengths beAween second and third ; the same between third and fourth. The Richmond Volunteer Rifle Corps Plate of 30 sovs, for all ages; penalties; selling and other allowances. Grey Stone in. Mr J. Osborne's Nelly Gray, (h. .b.) 2 yrs, 6st 7lb (Carroll) 1 Mr Winteringhads Wingemunde, '2 yrs, 6st 711) (Cameron) 2 Lord Vivian's Busy Bee, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Crenshaw) 3 Mr J. Wheatley's ktatomeki, 5 yrs, Sat 131 b .. (Shields) 4 Mr Yerward's Tabitha Bramtic, 2 yrs, Gat 71b (Lawrence) 5 Mr T. Dawson's Serf, 4 yrs, Bst 61b.... (Garry) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Busy Bee, 9to 2 agst Nelly Gray, 6 to 1 each agst Tabitha Bramble and Serf, 10 to 1 eget any othe'r. Won by a length; two lengths between sec and and third; a bad fourth. Serf did not pass the past, The winner was not sold. 'rho Zotland Plate (Handicap) of 50 sow, for all ages; winr era extra. Five furlongs. Mr Smith's Lion, 2 yrs, Est 51b.... (Crenshaw) 1 Mr Sidney's Chicquot the Jester, 3 yrs, Est Carroll) 2 Mr Fobert's Wisdom, 3 yrs, Ost 121 b .. (J. Marson) 3 Mr Osborne's Lyra, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 4 The following also ran :—Lady Louisa, rheobalda, Harry Brailsford, dam by Fernhill colt, and Sister to Lady Augusta. Betting-2 to 1 each agst Lady Louisa and Chicquot the Jester, sto 1 agst Lion, 6 to 1 agst Sister to Lady Augusta. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third; the same between third and fourth. CANTERBURY RACES—WEDNESDAY. A Handicap of 3 soya each, with N added, winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 14 subs. Mr J. Graham's Rosa, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Elpbick) 1 Mr Burbidge's Baliveme, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Clarke) 2 Mr G. Egerton's Mother Bunch, 3 yrs, 78t (car 78t 71b) (Jas, Nightinga 3 - The following also ran :—Microscope, Confusion, Atlas, Physician, Rapture, Lady Warwick, Budworth, Diploma, and Fleetwood. Betting-3 to 1 agst Baliverne, 4to 1 agst Mother Bunch, 6 to 1 apt Rapture, 8 to 1 each agst Rosa Lee and Bud worth. The favourite made play, attended by Confusion and Rapture to the top of the hill, where Rapture died away and Rosa Lee wont to the front, carried on the running to the end, and won by a length and a half ; two lengths separated second and third, Physician was fourth, Budworth fifth, and Fleetwood last. The Welter Cup (Handicap), value 50 sous, by sub3crip tion of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; gentlemen riders ; winners and professionals extra. Mile and a half. 14 subs. Mr Hudson's Warwick, 3 yrs, lOst 81b (inc 71b extra) (Jno. Nightingall) 1 Mr W. E. Jones's Zeloo, 4 yrs, 10st 121 b.... (Mr Bevill) 2 Mr E. Egerton's Roseneath, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (inc 51b ex) • (Mr 11. Wombwell) 3 Real Jam and Fletton also ran. Betting—Even on Zeloo, 4 to 1 each agst Fletton and Roseneath, 5 to 1 each agst Warwick and Real Jam. After one "no go" the flag fell to an even start, but after going a short distance Real Jam went to the front with Zeloo and Fletton in pursuit, Warwick being last; at the three-quarter mile turn the four leading horses took the wrong course, and John Nightingall taking advantage of their mistake, got Warwick to the front, with a command ing lead, but as he topped the hill for home Zeloo made up his leeway, and from the distance a fine race ensued between the pair, Warwick winning by a short head ; Itoseneath a bad third, and Fletton fourth. A Selling Stakes of 5 sot's each, with 30 added; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. Half a mile. 6 subs. Mr H. Wright's Princess Dagmar, 2 yrs, 6st 6lb (Z3O) (I'Anson) 1 Mr R. Poulson's Frolic filly, 2 yrs, Est Gib (L3O) (J. Smith) 2 Mr England's Michel Grove, 5 yrs, Bst lllb (m). (Zalikor) 3 Lady Nichol also ran. Betting-7 to 4on Princess Dagmar, 2to 1 agst Lady Nichol, 10 to 1 bar two. The start was delayed some time by the eagerness of James Nightingall to get off, and when the flag fell he was left at the post. The Frolic filly took the lead and held it into the dip, where the favourite came to the front, carried on the running to the finish, and won easily by a length and a half. Michel Grove was a bad third. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas, and Michel Grove was bought by U. Milne for 22 guineas. A handicap Plate of 40 sous the winner to be sold for £lO, One mile. Mr Barbidge's Balivorne, 5 yrs, Est 71b .. (D. Hughes) 1 Mr J. Graham's Rosa Lee, 3 yrs, 7st (Elphick) 2 Mr Harley's Budworth, 4 yrs, at (Prior) 3 Lady Wilson also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Rosa Leo, to 1 agal Baliverne, sto 1 bar two. Baliverne made play into the dip, where Rosa Lee went up and deprived her of the lead, which she held half way up the distance, but the old mare running longest won on the post by a head—Budworth a bad third. The winner was bought in for 75 guineas. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds,:Bst 71b ; four, 9st 71b ; five and upwards, Oat 121 b. Two miles. Lord St Vincent's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Ilibberd) 1 Mr Breary's Telsconibe, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (R. I'Anson) 2 Mr Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged, Ost 121 b ....(Comery) 3 Mr T. Hughes's Real Jam, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (D. Hughes) 4 Mr Walker's Bombay, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Harris) 5 Betting-10 to lon East Lancashire. Confueiou made play, followed by Telacombe and Bast One mile and a half. 4 subs. Lieut. Do Burgh's The Rogue .. (Captain Alfrey) 1 Mr R. Harrison's Staring Tom, 5 yrs (Mr Ward) 2 Mr Churchman's Sharpshooter, 6 yrs (Mr Bevill) 3 11Ir Collins's Vengeance (la b) aged .. (Mr Pollard) 4 Betting—Even on Sharpshooter, who made play for half a mile, when The Rogue went ahead, but ran out, and lost at least 150 yards, but being persevered with he caught his horses at the top of the hill, and, sailing away home , won by three lengths ; two lengths sopaiated the second and third. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY. For the Great Eastern Handicap several horses were in troduced at the prices quoted, but only to small sums. For the Cesarewitcb, Suspicion and Gratitude were in most re quest, the latter having been backed to win a large sum at 20 to 1. 25 to 1 was offered on the field for the Cam bridgeshire, and taken a few times about Baldwin. Closing prices : GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY HANDICAP. 25 to 1 agst Gemma (taken) 25 to 1 agst Biondella (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vivid (taken) 25 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 25 to 1 agst Peignoir (tavin) 25 to 1 agst Pupil (taken) CESAREWITCH, 15 to 1 agst Suspicion (taken) 20 to 1 agat Gratitude (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Calista colt (taken) 100 to 3 agat Thalestris (taken) 40 to 1 agst Battaglia (taken) 100 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken) 100 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) CAMBRIDGESUIRE. 25 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken) 100 to 3 agst Brick (taken) Kr. Disraeli on Agricultural Topics. AYLESBURY, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Royal and Central Bucks Agricultural Association took place this day. The show visitors was numerous. generally gave great satisfaction, and th e attendance of The dinner at the George Hotel was presided over by Mr Acton Tindall, and among the guests were the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., Mr T. T. Bernard, M.P., Mr S. G. Smith, M.P., Sir A. Rothschild, Mr N. M. de Rothschild, Mr J. Hall, the Rev. Dr Booth, the Rev. Mr Fremantle, Mr G. Stone, Mr Denney, Mr Tredwell, and numerous other gentlemen connected with the district. The health of " The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family" having been given, and drunk with the usual honours, The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Army, Navy, and Volun teers," expressing his satisfaction that all political parties were desirous, if possible, of preserving peace. (Cheers.) Lieutenant FREMANTLE, on behalf of the Volunteers, briefly acknowledged the compliment. " The Health of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese" was responded to by the Rev. Dr BOOTH. Mr DAUNCY proposed "The County and Borough Mem bers," with three times three and one cheer more. Mr DISRAELI, on rising to respond to the toast, said, —Mr Chairman and Gentlemen,—l wish very much that my colleagues were present to express on their part, better than I can, their sense of the very kind manner in which you have received the propositions of their healths. I am sure I only speak their feelings when I say that the position which we occupy , through your confidence, is one which may well satisfy the highest ambition of any Eng lish gentleman, and to be received with those expressions of good feeling by those among whom we live, and who must be tolerably well acquainted with our cha racter and conduct, is a reward which I and they fully appreciate. (Cheers.) I always took a great interest in these annual meetings of the Royal Buckingham Agricul tural Association, I was present at its first dinner—l will not say that I hope to be at its last— (a laugh) ; but cer tainly as long as I can at end I shall be happy to do so. It is a very long time since we first met together—more than 30 years—and at that time, and for some time afterwards, t hero was a very sharp criticism respecting these associa ti,ns. For myself, I never doubted that the principle upon which they were founded was a sound principle, and, throw ing aside all other considerations, if their only effect were to bring together the various classes of agriculturists, that alone would be a very great benefit. But, gentlemen, since these agricultural associations were first instituted, which are now spr, ad over the whole country, the very critics we met have followed our example; but with respect to their exhibition of manufacturing skill and manufacturing inge nuity, I shall never offer the criticisms which they have made upon us. (Hear.) I very much admire those exhibi tions. I think they have done a great deal for the country, and I am glad that those who were violently opposed to us have followed our example. In fact, any means by which the great body of this increasing population can be more conveniently brought together must be for the public ad vantage. I view with equal satisfaction the philosophical and archaeological associations which at this time of the year are rambling all over the country. I believe their effect is very beneficial, lam also favourably disposed to excursion trains and harvest homes. I think all these things show that the sort of shy and silent character which during the last century and at the commencement of the present seemed to be the characteristic of Englishmen is not really so, but that we are fast returning to what was the original character of Englishmen. England in the olden days was called " Merrie England," instead of that somewhat sulky England which in the days of our boyhood we recollect. I think all these means by which different classes aro brought together, and new objects of interest and new sources of interest are open to them have a beneficial effect on the general temper and condition of the country. (Hear.) I can upon this occasion congratulate you upon an event which, upon the whole, is the most important that can occur in a country—that is the harvest. (Hear.) I congratulate you that you not only have a g oo d harvest, but a ver y g oo d h ar vest. My opinion is, from a ll I ca n learn, and fro m some thing which I have observed, th a t it is a capital ha r ves t, and that the general result of the harvest has never been don e justice to by the press, and, for some reason or other, there was an apparent attempt to persuade the people that nature and Providence had not been so bountiful to them as they ought to have been. As far as the country generally is con cerned, I believe the harvest to be of a very high character. I have reason to believe that of all the counties of England, there is no county in which the harvest is mere complete and prosperous than in the county of Buckingham. I hav e favourite t o be, afterwtwith y d e u x i ce b those e ri exuberant n t s seen in several districts of the county crops which are not by any means inferior to those of last year. It is true that the root crops have not been so successful. You cannot ex pect that everything should be so successful . Some of the causes which occasioned e u mtahs y e g ongoorta harvest r e av r b e el p set s e t r o epa b rl e ol I w d ant to impress upon you and plentiful acted ag e a m in e s ti t m th es e r s o b o t t si c n ro p p r s iz , b ee ut at ev a e g n ri t e h a e i root succulent, crops are not so bad art aml ne d an it y a thems v u e p ry po g se r d eat very juicy root, v er y colossalasa hh l l oe . dwslst b l ce t hgbl ii.luesovtEeeyoßssyousutoihtub:hl e t gwa vse y i t very expedient that the country shouldf contemplate what is the effect upon its fortunesA o . b the difference between" which must be repaired a good and a bad harvest. ad harvest is, in fact, what an important evietntis a substraction from the national wealth, w hi c h may be equal to the whole amount of those gold mines n lel tlenaen , of which we have of late heard so much. But it is more than that, because and that is to be repaired. It can only be repaired by our sending out an equal amount of gold in order to obtain those means of supporting the people which are wanting. I should like to ask any gentleman here—and there are many who are competent fully to consider the question— what would have been the effect upon England if this year there had been gold drains and you bed been obliged to send out £20,000,000 of gold in order to import sustenance a loss for the people of this country. Why, it is difficult to cal culate the injurious consequences which must have followed. The country.is said to be—and I doubt not it is—in a state of great prosperity. Th e profits of trade have been very great now for a series of years, and I am not at all inclined to be one of those alarmists who always prevail, and when there is a state of groat prosperity are always preparing you for a condition of affairs very different. But every impartial man who clearly observes what is taking place in this coun try cannot withstand the conviction that the commitments of the country are too great, and that we have entered into engagements which it is difficult to fulfil. (Hear.) Well, a good harvest has not only put money into your pockets, has not only enriched an important class, but has averted the ill consequences of an extreme state of excitement and speculation, and probably, if it has not entirely saved us from the injurious consequer ces of such a condition, it has postponed their occurrence, and by postponing their occur rence has given the opportunity of having recourse to more prudential arrangements which may mitigate these ill con sequences. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I hardly like to dwell upon this topic, although it is ono which really indi rectly concerns us as well as all other classes. I am willing to believe that the prosperity of this country, which has been so striking, although it may receive some temporary sources of diminution, is founded on sound principles, and that on the whole we may not find the collapse of which some persons are afraid. But, assuming that the country is in that state of great prosperity, I would for a moment consider what is the gencrtil condition, of those classes with which we are particularly connected—l mean the agricul tural interest, on all its various classes of proprietors and cultivators of the soil, and of the labouring classes connected with it. Gentlemen. I am not disposed to think, although we hear of the great fortunes which are made by some, and the great prospects of prosperity which are open to others, that on the whole we have no great cause of com plaint. It is very true that a proprietor of the land does not get 20 per cent. for his money. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) In that remark I am sure every one present will agree. (A Voice—We should be satisfied with five.) I don't know that any one has ever indulged the dream of getting 190, which I observed the other day was announced to have been distributed as a dividend by a society of apparently meat eminence and promise. (Laughter.) It was said in days of old that if a man invested his property in land he ought to be sat - kfl xl with obtaining as good an interest as if he invested it in Consols, I doubt very much whether any landed proprietor can accomplish that. Doubtless, if a man buys a single farm he may by good fortune obtain a good return. But a man who has a large estate does not obtain a large return, and he does not seek to obtain it, be cause he is remunerated in a different manner and by dif ferent means. He is the possessor of property which by the constitution of this country is invested with the perform ance of public duties, and does not look for those returns which other sources of investmeut provide. But although a landed proprietor may not obtain the greater return which proprietors of other capital obtain, he must remember this, that he possesses a property which has this peculiarity— that it is always increasing in value, and that its increase of value does not really depend upon the rate of interest it produces. This is kvery remarkable, but undeniable cir • cumstance. (Hear, hear.) In a country of advancing prosperity, increasing population, and increasing wealth the landowner possesses a property of which there is only a limited portion, and however slight may be the return which he obtains for the investment, still, from the popu larity of the property, from the manner in which our social system has invested it with the performance of public du ties, and the consequent respect and honour, it is a pro perty always increasing in value ; and if that be so, the owner of such property has no right to complain. Let us look for a moment to the condition of the occupancy of soil. It is said that the farmers are never content. Well, I have lived a good deal among farmers. They are my beat friends. They are very content with me, and I cannot agree to that position. But it is said that the farmer pursues a calling subject to great vicissitudes. Now, the vicissitudes of nature must be viewed on a very great scale. You must not decide by the experience of one or two years, and it has always been my opinion that there is a profundity in the dispensations of Providence which we cannot always solve, and I do not believe that those vicissitudes of which we sometimes complain may not produce effects of a very bene• cial character, But this I would impress upon the farmer, that although he in his calling is subject to the vicissitudes of climate, he is not subject to vicissitudes of another cha racter—namely, that of fashion. The farmer follows a call ing which never becomes obsolete. He may cultivate the soil which his father cultivated before him, and if he likes he knows his son may follow him in the same calling. (A Voice—Not always.) 'Whereas it is a fact that of all "flashy businesses" we hear of, wholesale or retail, who advertise their goods and their pursuits, and who are said to be realising large profits and great fortunes, none of these businesses are of a permanent character. You would be quite surprised if you had had, as I have had, the duty to ir quire into the average duration of many of these pros perous businesses, which while they flourish fill the ear of the public —you will be surprised to learn how slight is their duration, Tweleve or 13 years is the average duration of those businesses, which, when I hear of the rapid for tunes they are making, I naturally connect it with some period which applies to our own calling, which has existed for generations. The farmer must remember that it is his peculiar privilege to follow a calling that never goes out of fashion, and that if in businesses that are followed by more rapid results whores man turns his capital five or six times a year, the farmer only turns his once. The farmer nay, in one respect, be compared to public singers. We hearofpublic singers being paid large sums every night, but they sing for only a short time, and the farmer should recollect that he is pursuing a calling which, as I have before said, never goes out of fashion, and that is an element of great happiness to a man, and gives him great confidence. The farmer must not only remember that, but he must remember this also, that the objects which he produces have increased in variety and in number, and he therefore has new sources of profit, and will have, no doubt, still further sources of profit, There is another point ou which, from what I have seen to day. I cannot help touching, and that is a l roduction which of late has very much interested farmers, and that is wool. That now is one of the most important features in our agri cultural life, and is a course of very great profit to those who cultivate the soil. I cannot help being surprised that in this county, especially in South Bucks, with which I am more intimately acquainted, our fl ckmasters continue only to breed flocks which produce short wool. The great pr,•zos are given for long wool, and I cannot understand why we continue to produce merely short wool in the county of Buckinghans.[.l should suppose it would • have been easy to cross with some of the Glocestershire and Leicestershire breed, and to produce a very choice long wool, with some of the advantageous characteristics of all this short wool, and when I look to the relative prices of long and short wool, I am surprised that we still go on adhering to the system o merely breeding downs and producing short wool. I men. tioned this fact to a friend of mine, a neighbour, who has a considerable flock. He perfectly agreed with me, and thought we ought to cross the Downs with the Cotswold. But he said "the great price of wool has been occasioned entirely by the American war, and I have just read in the newspapers that there is going to be peace." He asked my advice on the subject. Now. I don't like giving advice, because it is an un necessary responsibility under any circumstances—(laugh tor), but I could not help saying that I did not entirely agree with him that the high price of wool was mainly occasioned by the civil war in America. The tendency of latehe been that all articles of raw material, particularly wool,e have been rising in price, and when I leokatthe fact that of Yorkshire, mixed fabrics, that make the industry are be coming more popular in the market, it is clear that wool is an article of raw produce for which there is a greater de mand, and if there had been no civil war you would have had a high price for wool, and it would have been wool. (Hear, hear.) With reg ar d t o the the best civil war in America I would rather not say much. But wen it broke out I was dining at a table of a similar character—l think in Buckingham. Great anxiety was manifested to know what would happen in America, and I took the opportunity of saying—being obliged to give my opinion, that.that war would be a very long war. The general idea was that it would be a very short war, and the American Minister of State announced it a war of 90 days. I ventured to say that it would be a long war, because the causes of that war had been for a long time in preparation. I therefore did not believe that it would be a short war, and the causes of that war are causes that do not lead to short wars. The eman cipation of race, the creation or the defence of national in dependence, or the maintenance of a great empire —when causes of this kind lead people to enter into war they must not be confounded with those comparatively small causes which have brought about the generality of European wars in modern times. (Hear, hear.) When nations go to war to what they call rectify a frontier, or employ a army, these are causes necessarily of a brief duration,because their fron tier is rectified or not, and the army which wants to be em ployed has either a sufficient number shot or promoted,and peace naturally takesplace. But the issues in the American war are vast and profound, and it is not to be supposed when men enter into struggles of that kind, they will throw them aside like children tired of anew toy. I, therefore, have great hesitation in believing—l cannot bring myself to believe that we are so near peace in America as is sup posed. The fact is that there are occasions when the des tinies of nations demand wars, when war is the only solu tion of difficulties which perplex the ordinary means of human wit, and the struggle in America is a war of this kind. I do not look upon the peace demonstrations that we have:read in the newspapers, although some have accepted them as proofs that we are nearer a settlement, as anything than mere electioneering devices, and therefore, to bring the point to a practical issue, the result of my speculation is that I shall eress my Downs with Cotswolds, and I do think that it is a deficiency on the part of the farmers of Bucks — although I trust that I shall not be offending some of my constituents —in adhering so closely to the old system of merely breeding Downs. There is another class of agricul ture on which I should like to say a few words, and I will tell you my views on the subject, and that is with respect to the condition of the labourer. I think the condition of the agricultural labourer is ono which requires and deserves great public consideration. I am not entering at all into the question of the remuneration which ho receives. The wages of the agricultural labourer, like every other class of la bourers, are totally independent of legislation. The mo. - e we interfere on such subjects, the more injury we should do them. But it is a subject of congratulation to us that ther9 is in the county of Buckingham and has been for many years past a tendency to an increase of the wages of the agri. cultural labourer. (Hear.) I should say this is the case generally throughout the country, but it is so most decidedly in South Buckinghamshire. But although we do not wish to interfere with the wages of the agricultural labourer, there is a portion of his lifo which requires our attention, and that is the habitation which he occupies. This is nut the first time by many that I have ventured to refer to the subject, and a year or two ago, when I announced that we had no thatched cottages in South Buckinghamshire, one of my bast friends thought I was casting some reflection on North Buckinghamshire, and vindicated thatched cottag€a I consider it of the utmost importance that agricultural labourers ehould he well lienE•c4. (Hew.) Jr. opinior, it is more important than a question of food or rltimeut. I believe we all eat quite enough and many of us drink a great deal too much, but this I will venturo to any, that tions or living two or three miles from the acres which they cultivate, in miserable hovels which engender sickness ar.d weaken their energy and strength. The farmer will say directly—" Give my labourers who reside en my acres and reside in houses which allow them to come to their labour full of energy and vigour, energy and vigour given by sound sleep and pure air. The farm will then be more valu able to the tenant, and if so, it must be more valuable to the proprietor, and it does tell upon the rent. In this way the latter will find an adequate return for his investment. I do not say this is an easy difficulty to combat. It is a great one, but it must be met. The question, however, is usually argued as if the proprietor was called upon suddenly to sweep away all the miserable tenements he has inherited, and to cover his estate with model cottages. That is im possible, for you cannot in an instant effect this great change. You cannot unhouse the whole peasantry from an estate at once. It can only be done gradually. Take a model estate of 2,000 acres. On that estate you require a minimum of 60 cottages. The expenditure for creating 63 cottages would probably be £6,000 or £7,000. I have sees the estimate of such an expenditure. Well, how is a man to expend £6,000 or £7,000, which is perhaps three times his rental, unless he has that which we have no right to sup pose—other sources of capital ? No one expects anything of the kind. No one expects that because you have dis covered a want in your social system and a duty to perform that it is to be done in a manner injurious to yourselves. You cannot expect every landed proprietor to be a Duke of Northumberland—a man whose hand is as extensive as his fortune, and who built cottages on 200,000 acres at an ex pense of some £50,000, Her Majesty conferred a riband on the Duke of Northumberland because he created a Channel I fleet at the moment we had none ; but the man who lays out £500,000 in building cottages on his estate as much de serves a blue riband as the man who creates a Channel fleet, or even at the head of a Channel fleet leeds us on to victory. (Cheers.) Every man cannot do what the Duke of North umberland has done, but every man can do something. He may build a few cottages, or repair others. You ought to keep before your eyes, clearly and closely, the object you have to attain, and avail yourselves of every opportunity of accomplishing the result. (Hear,) The other day I saw some inferior tenements built by persons who speculate in building cottages. These inferior tenements were purchased and con verted into excellent cottages—not exactly model cottages, but cottages in which a man may live iu health and in some degree of comfort and happiness. These are opportunities of which every man may avail himself. This is a duty which must be performed. (Hear.) The question is becoming both n town and country one of paramount interest. The great ness of the country depends on the race that tills it, and, whatever our ancestors may have done to make the country great or famous, whatever liberty they may have acquired, whatever wealth they may have accumulated, if the race becomes inferior, you lose all these results and all these blessings. It is a question to which we must give our minds. L do not touch on the scenes of life in our great cities. They are familiar to all. They prove that wretchedness and crime are co-ordinate ; but, while we deplore the condition of our working classes in our gz cat cities, it is impossible any longer to shut our eyes to the condition of our agricultural labourers, and it is our duty to set an example on this sub ject. I was reading lately in an old book written more than 200 years ago, and I was surprised to find that this question, which is supposed to be one of modern origin dis covered by the philosophers of the 19th century, had ate trated the attention of society nearly 300 years ago. Nearly 300 years ago, to the honour and glory of the Church, in. tramural sepulture was forbidden. I may then say that there is nothing new under the sun, and what we look upon as the result of enlightenment and progress was practically considered a considerable time ago. A very great scholar observed that in his opinion the declaration of the wisest of mankind, "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity," was not a misprint, but a mistake of the copyist, and that he believed the words really were nut " Yanitas vanitatum, onmia vanitas," but " Sanitas sanitatum, omnia a nitas." Now, I quite agree that it must have been a misquotation of the words (4" the wise King of Israel, and, if so, that this would have constituted ono of his best claims to be consi dered the wisest of mankind. I have ventured to place be fore you the condition of the three classes of the agricul tural world, and I think that we may all of us look with some interest on our position. As far as this country is concerned, I am willing to admit that there has been some improvement in the condition of the labouring class ; but I do not want it to be supposed that I am making any critical remarks on the conduct cf the landlords or the tenants. I am sensible that as much fault lies with the labouring class themselves ; and it is for this reason that I intend, with the permission of the committee, to offer a prize of £5 for the cottage that is kept in the best condition. I think it has been said before, to show the aselessness of such prizes, that what we want is new cottages, and not rewards for keeping old ones in good order. I think that criticism is quite superfluous. What we want is to bring the attention of the people themselves to the subject. Now, although it is humiliating to confess, yet I do confess, that cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct ; they are matters of education, and, like most great things—mathematics and classics—you must cultivate a taste for them. People, from neglect and being left alone, will wallow in the mire, like brutes and beasts, and not complain of the condition in which they are placed. If you offer a prize you awake the attention of the community to the subject. They try to obtain a prize, and although only:one man obtains a prize, in the research and pursuit of the prize they discover such sources of delight and such new causes of happiness and content that you educate them to that cleanliness and order which you want to instil into their minds. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, I am of opinion that a priza of that kind, if I a m permitted to offer it, will not be fruitless. (Hear.) 1 thank you, gentlemen, on the part of myself and my col• leagues, for the kindness with which our names have been received. In making these remarks on the general condi tion of the agricultural interest I think it is one to which we may generally look with satisfaction and content, but at the same time with an increased sense of our duties, both as proprietors and occupiers, and a conviction that in proving the condition of the labouring classes engaged in agriculture we aro, in fact, increasing the sources of our own wealth, and confirming the sources of our own hap piness. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid loud and prolonged cheering. SMITH,t was also responded to wereMr BERNARD and Mr and several other toasts afterwards given aL d acknowledged. THE MURDER OF MR. BRIGGS. It has been decided that the prisoner Muller shall be pre sent on Monday morning next, at the adjourned coroner's inqUest. Mr Humphreys forwarded an application to Sir George Grey, to the effect that it was desirable Muller should be brought up before the jury, in order that his iden tity might be established to their satisfaction. This applis cation being remitted to Sir Richard Mayne, the Chief Commissioner, after consulting the detective inspectors who have charge of the case, reported his approval of the recom mendation to Sir G. Grey, whoissued the necessary older. The prisoner will be taken.. direct from the Town Hall, Hackney, where the inquest is sitting, to the Bew-street Police-court, where the magisterial examination will be re sumed. After his examination at Bow-strett on Monday last, when removed to the cell, Muller inveighed bitterly against the evidence which had been given by Matthews respecting the hat which was found in the railway carriage. The prisoner stigmatised the evidence given about this hat as false, saying there was not one word of truth in it; that Matthews knew he (Muller) had worn out the hat bought for him at Walker's long ago, and that the rim on one side was broken ; that the evidence had been given out of spite because ho (Muller) had threatened to give a relation of Matthews's into custody for theft some time ago, Concern ing the identification of the hat found in Muller's trunk on board the Victoria, and which is supposed to have belonged to the murdered gentleman, some further evidence is likely to be forthcoming. One of the shopmen of Mr Digance, the hatter, has, it appears, a distinct remembrance of selling the hat to Mr Briggs, who, at the time, because it did not fit him, had a peculiar alteration made in the lining, which the shopman can identify. It was, more• over, a practice in the shop to mark on the inner side of the leath,!r lining the date when the article was pur chased, which may afford an additional clue. The follow ing is a copy of the letter which was handed to Muller in New York by an agent of the " Society for the Legal Pro tection of Garnet* in London :" New York, Aug., 1864. for the Mr Francis Muller, on board the Vi ctoria -1 have been instructed by the Ilan. Secretary of the Society Legal Protection of Germans inLendon, to conirunnicato to ynat that the said society hsvo taken your case into their hands, and have appointed Mr Thomas Beard, solicitor, of No. 19, Basinghall-street, in London, to oaten iyour behalt, You may address yourself, as soon as y ive in Eng. Cannon -street, London, land, to the President of the above-named society, Mr M. D. Luker, of No. 2, Tower Royal, E.C. In the meantime, it may be advisable for you not to make any communication whateve ious r to the .dvice authorities or to private individuals, without prev a of a solicitor. Up to lay latest adviees from London, the German Society still consider you to be innocent of the chime you are ac cused of, and have resolved, in caso no tui ther advices should alter their opinion, to Ktv4i n. - ) I rouble or expense to prove your being not guilty, it this is the case. A Dar. GANS, Frerlcia volunteers, <lnd of course eltholic nations will bp anzioug to fuilow the e*Lample of France. The King of Italy, on his part, ergages not to attack the Papal States, and to prevent any armed bands from entering the Pontifical territory ; but there is no new proposition of any reconciliation with the Pope. The . King would not expose himself to a relay.' that is foreseen after so many solemn and repeated declarations. The King has, moreover, determined on adopting a measure which may bo regarded as a great concession to the Papacy. lie has consented to fix the capital of the kingdom definitively at Florence. This transfer of the seat of government will probably be very vigorously -- _ - - - . assailed by the party of opposition , but wise people will allow for the situation of the King, and will comprehend the reasons which have made him act as he has done. Parliament will meet on the Ist of October, in order that the Government may obtain from it a ratification of the arrangements between the two Cabinets. The Ministry have faith in the patriotism of Italians, and they reckon on. 1 he support of a very large majority. Count Vimercati has been sent to M. Ratezzi, who is at present at Baden-Baden, to ask for the patriotic adhesion of that statesman." The Indepenciance says, in reference to the above : " The Turin correspondent who transmitted to us the first information upon the nature and the scope of the negotiations in question, and who has just communicated to us, in terms as precise and as positive, the result those negotiations have led to, deserves the utmost confidence, and we are per- suaded that when the veil falls which still sur. rounds this diplomatic mystery, facts will prove, to a certain extent at least, the importance and the accuracy of the communications we have repro- duced." The Opinione of Turin is very precise. It says ,n its edition of the 16th—" We are informed that yesterday evening, the 15th September, the conven- tion between the French and Italian Governments concerning the cessation of the French occupation. of Rome in two years was signed in Faris. M. Drouyn de Lhuys signed for France ; Chevelier Constantine Nigra, chief plenipotentiary, and the Marquis Pepoli, minister plenipotentiary in extra- ordinary mission, signed for Italy. We are also in formed that the King's Government, with the view of communicating these stipulations to the national Parliament at the earliest period, has determined to summon the Chambers for the 4th of October." The• Nord says—"lt is incontestible that the mission of MM. Menabrea and Pepoli to the Empe■ ror of the French has had some result, and that the Roman question has just made a great step towards its solution, despite the contradictory assertions of the semi-official papers. Oar own information con- firms the fact of the convention concluded between the Governments of France and Italy, the delay of two years as the extreme term of the occupation of Rome by the French troops, and, finally, the en:- gageracnt entered into by the Turin Cabinet •to make the Pontifical frontiers respected." The I emps refers to the treaty in the same c on- ClLnt teams. It says—" It. is impossible any lor.ger to doubt that the Romln question is at last ap proaching the solution which it has so ioig claimed, and which principles claimed for it. It was essential that the occupation of 'Lome, "ou nous 80712112 CS sans drolt," should cease some day or other, and it appears that the time is hence- forth fixed, and that a delay of two years has been or is to be signified to the Pontifical government. The semi-official press at P,;ris maintains at present great reserve. But the affirmations of the Turin journals have become too emphatic to leave room for the slightest doubt. It is probable that other clauses accompany and complete the stipulation of the delay of two years; but it would be idle to comment upon the indiscretions of the Italian press, as we shall very soon know—at the latest in the early part of the next month—the tenor of the conventions de• cided between the governments of France and Italy. Few people, even among the most impatient, will be surprised by the concessions which may have been introduced into the convention for the purpose of preparing and mitig sting an inevitable denou ment. On the other hand, the friends of the Holy See ought, if wise, to rejoice the first at the end of a state of things which was in no way profitable to their cause. It ought to be obvious to ea erybody that, though the French occupation of Rome has suspended the natural course of things, it has con solidated nothing, and to say the truth, has even restored nothing. The Holy See, including its tem. poral rule, is a moral power which can only be sus• tained by a purely moral prestige, The material assistance so long afforded to it, far from having been favourable, has injured it, for it has sown the seeds of schism in Italy, and withdrawn from its moral power all the transitory security it gave to its political authority. The hour has come for the Holy See to transform itself if it can, but it is clear that circumstances are much less propitious than at the accession of Pius IX." The Presse says—" If it is tree that France un• dertakes to recal its troops from Rome in a fixed tima, the Italian question advances towards a solu. tion, while taking new ground. In our opinion this engagement amounts to the abdication of the Italian pretensions to Rome ; Italy henceforth cons centrates her efforts upon Venice, and, above all, she endeavours to find a provisional capital. She may transfer the seat of her government to Florence, but the provisional so soon becomes the definitive: , The Debats is of opinion that the Italian Govern ment will do well to transfer the capital to Florence, if only for military reasons. It says :—By estab lishing himself in Florence the King of Italy allows nothing to peep out as to what he hopes or does not hope with regard to Rome; but he clearly shows his thoughts with regard to Venice and Austria. Against an army issuing from the famous quadri lateral, nothing defends, nothing can defend, the plain of Lombardy and the access to Turin—no thing, unless it be a victory obtained in the open field. Turin is so situated that, in case of war, a battle mast always be fought to save it, even if fought on disadvantageous conditions. The noun• nations, s exposed capital. w cillors of the King of Italy no doubt thoug ht that, in the ambiguous state in which Eur o p e is p laced, when every spring for the last fou r y ears has bee n like a sword of Damocles susipendaesdnootvwe er is th t e o b r e e a s d t o c o f n t t h e e n most o w st ith paciftc suchan x Florence protected against an army invading Lombardy, not only by distance but by the line of the Po, by the citadels of Alessandria, Piacenza, Ferrara, the Appennines ; Florence besides possessing every. thing which constitutes the charm of life in a, capital, and everythi ng w hi c h can symbolise the majesty of a great ki ng dom; Florence would offer striking advantages of situation to such Italians as the future disturbs, and who, right or wrong, fore see coming days when they may ho compelled to struggle anew for their independence. This is enough to explain the loeg conc e i ve d p ro j ec t o f placing, at all events provisionally, the seat ol the Italian Governmentin Florence. If this project ba executed, it will be a sufficient precaution on the part of the Italians, which doubtless ought not to excite any particular alarm among us for the main• tenance of peace, but which nevertheless will re mind us of the precarious state of Europe, and of the many corebiaetions which may result, arid which are certainly less piohable than the Frat.co, Italian treaty that Italy is at this moment ardently diEcus 3i ng."